This Is Your Brain on Visuals 2may2012

This IsYour Brainon VisualsRules and tools foreffective slides inyour presentations

Getup!

Thank you.

Thank you.(and a caveat)

JonSwerens

Martins Ferry

“Ah-hi-ya”

Perfecting your presentation

This IsYour Brainon VisualsRules and tools foreffective slides inyour presentations

Favorite pizza toppings:•Bacon•Green peppers•Onions•Canadian ham•Pineapple

(Thanks to GarrReynolds for therecommendation.)

Informative!(Thanks to GarrReynolds for therecommendation.)

Visiontrumpsall othersenses

vision

sound touchtaste/smell vision speech planningmovement social memory emotions etc.

We don’t payattention toboring things

Your brain

Your brain isa theater

Your brain isa theater Enormous audience

Your brain isa theater Enormous audience Tiny stage

“We are biologicallyincapable of processingattention-rich inputssimultaneously.”myth of The multitasking Dr. John Medina

“We are biologicallyincapable of processingattention-rich inputssimultaneously.” Dr. John Medina

Not TOOenough MUCH!

Favorite pizza toppings:•Bacon•Green peppers•Onions•Canadian ham•Pineapple

Greenpeppers

Pineapple

VisionThe talk leads trumps allthe slides. other senses

Nutsandbolts

Slides

Use a lot; they’re free

Avoid theMicrosofttemplates!

You are watching “Inception” Warnerbros.com

One fontwith bold

One simple font with bold

Serifs:GaramondGeorgiaPalatino Times

Sans serifs: ArialFranklin Gothic Myriad Open Sans

One simple font plus bold

Not too small

With good contrast

Photos

Paid images

Free images

Your camera

Charts

Introducing:The world’s worstPowerPoint slide

sound touchtaste/smell vision speech planningmovement social memory emotions etc.

sound touch visiontaste/smell speech planningmovement social memory emotions etc.

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Vision trumps all other sensesWe don’t payattention toboring things

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